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Besides reviewing some of the broader effects of smut and rot upon the nation's economy. The Yearbook analyzes many individual types of diseases, some of which seem to possess unique importance. A chapter entitled "Broomrapes, Dodders, and Mistletoes" is particularly noteworthy because it illustrates the alarming growth of parasites in this country. The problem is serious, although the chapter offers one small note of encouragement: "The damage caused by broomrape in America does not approach the situation in Europe...
...means all of the Agriculture study. "Phony Peach and Peach Mosaic" not only gets to the heart of the annoying fruit virus problem, but also contains some rather caustic remarks about "the phony peach project of 1929." Other chapters of importance include: "Powdery Mildew of Apples," "The Rot That Attacks 2,000 Species," "Stony Pit of Pears," and "Hazards to Onions in Many Areas...
...closest thing to a heroine in the play, Molly is dangerous when peeved, since she apparently murders the neurotic young boarder, Vivian. In spite of her faults, however, Molly snares a husband, who loves her bacause she only "half hears" him, a good thing considering the rot he talks about. doggedly he bears with her through exchanges like: "Molly, we can't stay here playing cards in the Lobster Bowl cocktail lounge until we're old." Molly (ingenuously): "If we got a biger light-bulb, we could play in the bed-room." That Elizabeth Ross and Logan Ramsey manage...
...mellowness with which Mr. Flood tells his story, with absence of any intensity in episode or character, does not transmit the feeling inherent in the novel's conception. He describes even the most chilling events of his story--Henry's breakdown, the ruin of his first marriage, the dry-rot of his second--with a placidity which seems to confide to the reader that all will work out happily. As a result, the affirmation of man's capacity for love and understanding which the whole novel represents--in its story, characters, and mood--is not impressive. The affirmation lacks force...
...have turned from a headlong flight into change for the sake of change, the leadership of Adler and Hutchins seems puny indeed. It is now universally recognized that one must know what Plato said, but one must also know how much of it is the purest kind of tommy rot...